AI & Backend Engineer
On-siteMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Job Summary
Design and implement full-stack product features from concept to production using Python, FastAPI, Next.js, React, and TypeScript. Develop and enhance AI features, including LLM pipelines, prompt engineering, and agent architectures, while collaborating to plan and ship new capabilities at pace. Help make internal workflows AI-native by experimenting with AI coding agents and tooling to improve team productivity. Deploy and operate applications with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring systems run securely within our compliance-first architecture. This role directly defines the product at a seed-stage B2B SaaS company building an AI-powered support agent for complex technical customer service workflows.
Required Qualifications
- 1–4 years of experience in backend or AI engineering
- Demonstrated ability to build and ship backend systems or AI pipelines to production
- Hands-on experience integrating OpenAI models and crafting effective prompts
- At least some experience working with AI agents
- Experience designing end-to-end architectures and building AI-powered data or model pipelines
- Proficiency with Next.js, React, and TypeScript for full-stack development
- Experience with PostgreSQL and/or Firestore (GCP)
- Experience deploying and operating applications with Docker and Kubernetes
- Hobby projects involving LLMs or related AI topics
- Eligibility to work in Germany
- Availability to work on-site in Munich, 5 days a week
Desired Qualifications
- Heavy user of AI coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor
- Background in B2B SaaS, customer support tooling, or developer tooling
- Experience in a fast-paced startup environment
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